Test 1 - Passage 1: Striking Back at Lightning With Lasers

inflict (v)

gây ra
to make somebody/something suffer something unpleasant

Ex: electrical fury inflicts death or serious injury

dice with death (idiom)

trò may rủi thậm chí dẫn đến cái chết

to risk your life by doing something that you know is dangerous

hit back

đánh trả

to reply to attacks or criticism

Ex: But researchers in the United States and Japan are planning to hit back

fury (n)

cơn thịnh nộ

neutralise (v)

trung hoà

to stop something from having any effect

brave (v)

đương đầu với

to have to deal with somebody/something difficult or unpleasant in order to achieve something

the heavens (noun):

bầu trời

discharge (verb)

phóng ra

to release force or power

armoury (n)
/ˈɑːməri/

kho vũ khí

on command (phrase)

theo ý muốn

according to an order given to a person

thundercloud

mây giông

rocket

tên lửa

voltage

điện áp

bear up (phrasal verb)

chịu đựng

​to remain as cheerful as possible during a difficult time

back by

được hỗ trợ bởi

extract (v)

tách

ionisation

ion hoá

strike _ struke

đánh, tấn công, bị ảnh hường

dose by = close by

gần với

portable (adj)

nhỏ, có thể mang theo
Designed to be easily carried or moved, especially because of being lighter and smaller than usual.

stumbling block to something/ to doing something (noun phrase)

cản đường

something that causes problems and prevents you from achieving your aim

nifty

khéo léo

in the offing (idiom)

sắp xuất hiện

reckon(v)

cho rằng

avalanche (noun)
/ˈævəlɑːnʃ/

một loạt

forthcoming

sắp tới

turning point

bước ngoặt

mighty(adj)
/ˈmaɪti/

lớn, cực mạnh

very strong and powerful

currents (n)

dòng điện | dòng chảy

meteorology

/ˌmiːtiəˈrɒlədʒi/

khí tượng

menace to somebody/ something noun

/ˈmenəs/

mối đe doạ
a person or thing that causes, or may cause, serious damage, harm or danger

= threat

hail (noun)

/heɪl/

mưa đá

torrential (adj)

/təˈrenʃl/

xối xả

trigger (v)

kích hoạt, gây ra